..Patients with mucin-producing bile duct carcinoma, as in the case of its pancreatic counterpart, may have a better prognosis and a higher survival rate than patients with typical cholangiocarcinomas...

Occult gallbladder carcinoma after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a report of four cases

..Two SMART stents were inserted simultaneously. In conclusion, we report the fracture of a SMART stent placed for common bile duct carcinoma. Fracture should be considered as a possible complication after metallic stent insertion...

Incidental gallbladder cancer diagnosed during and after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

..In conclusion, we suggest that if liver transplanted patients manifest ascites or/and edema with hypoalbuminemia and elevated hyaluronic acid in sera, HV stenosis should be suspected even if the other laboratory values are normal...

Hepatic pseudoaneurysm ruptured into the jejunal limb after hepatectomy for the treatment of gall bladder carcinoma

..Contrast medium demonstrated extravasation into the jejunal limb. The pseudoaneurysm was embolized with coils. No further hemorrhage was noted, and the patient was discharged 30 days after operation...

..These findings suggest that bile miRNAs could be informative biomarkers for hepatobiliary disease and that some miRNAs, particularly miR-9, may be helpful in the diagnosis and clinical management of BTC...

Combined neuroendocrine cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder: report of a case

..The patient was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cell carcinoma combined with adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder. Tumor recurrence became evident 3 months after surgery, and he died 4 months after surgery...

..50 (95%CI 1.09 - 38.63) in the Japanese and 5.86 (1.31 - 26.33) in the Thai patients. In conclusion, H. bilis infection in bile was associated with biliary tract and gallbladder cancers in two high risk populations, Japanese and Thai...

Middle hepatic vein reconstruction using a peritoneal patch: report of a case